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Kyrgyz (Standard)
Phylum: Turkic
Genus: Qypchaq
Lat/lon: 42.9, 74.6
ISO code: kir
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | labio-dental | dental | alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | uvular |
stop | p, b | | t̪, d̪ | | | | q, ɢ |
trill | | | | r | | | |
fricative | | f, v | s̪, z̪ | | ʃ | | χ |
affricate | | | t̪s̪ | | tʃ, dʒ | | |
nasal | m | | | n | | | ɴ |
approximant | | | | | | j | |
Short velarised series
| alveolar |
lateral approximant | ɫ |
Vowels
Basic short series
| front | back |
close | i, y | ɯ, u |
close-mid | e̞, ø̞ | o̞ |
open | | ɑ |
Long series
| front | back |
close | iː, yː | ɯː, uː |
close-mid | e̞ː, ø̞ː | o̞ː |
open | | ɑː |
Source: Somfai Kara, Dávid. 2003. Kyrgyz. Lincom Europa
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)